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ACCAD served as an institutional sponsor for the 2026 New Media Caucus (NMC) Symposium, Restoration / Regeneration, held at Arizona State University's MIX Center. As an international,…
History is rarely a single, clean narrative; it is a dense, shifting accumulation of artifacts and memories. In Layers In History, Yeoleum Choi, a second-year MFA student in the…
It’s not every day that you get to trace the history of generative art, rave to live-coded algorithms, and celebrate the legacy of ACCAD’s founder all in one afternoon. But that’s exactly what 25…
This summer (2025) Jean-Yves Munch and Michelle Wibbelsman embarked on a research collaboration supported through an Arts and Humanities…
ACCAD is pleased to welcome Jason and Debora Bernagozzi for a 2 day visit, September 22 and 23, 2025. Jason and Debora co-created Signal Culture, an…
ACCAD is pleased to announce a new full time Faculty position. This will be a shared appointment between the Ohio State University Department of Art and The Advanced Computing Center for…
March 12th through March 15th, ACCAD Director Chris Coleman co-organized a series of events and conversations at the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University in NYC. The…
XR Performance and Previsualization: ACCAD Professor Norah Zuniga Shaw Partners with Doris Duke Foundation to Convene National Leaders in Performance and Technology
COLUMBUS, Ohio—…
ACCAD had the honor of hosting Afrotectopia for an immersive journey into the Black Metal Starship Program from February 6–7. This experience, blending speculative design, Black culture, art,…
Miller Puckette, Kerry Hagan, and Irwin presented concerts and lectures at ACCAD for 3 days, February 23-25.
Miller Puckette, recipient of the 2023 Silver Lion at La Biennale di Venezia, is…
ACCAD welcomed instructors Matt Ragan and Zoe Sandoval of SudoMagic. Matt and Zoe offered a 3-day hands-on workshop to teach TouchDesigner software. Attendees were introduced to the software and…
Join us for the premiere of "The Sacred Society", an animated short film by Benny Zelkowicz! Benny is an ACCAD Lecturer and a core instructor for the animation track of the Moving Image Production…
Charles Csuri was a pioneering artist, researcher, and professor at The Ohio State University, revolutionizing computer animation through research, funding, and innovation. He played a key…
ACCAD was pleased to welcome Ohio State’s new Executive Vice President and Provost, Ravi V. Bellamkonda to our labs in Sullivant Hall. Accompanied by the College of Arts and Sciences Dean Horn,…
ACCAD is delighted to announce publication of the 2nd edition of Digital Media Projection Design & Technology for Theatre by Associate Professor Alex Oliszewski…
ACCAD’s new 25-speaker immersive audio system was officially commissioned on January 13, 2025. This marks a significant leap forward in spatial audio capabilities at the center. Powered by Spat…
The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) mourns the passing of Dr. Thomas E. Linehan, a cherished alumnus of The Ohio State University and an integral figure in ACCAD's early…
Current Position / Employer: Senior UX Designer, Research Information Technology Department, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Degree with Department…
Jean-Yves Munch, sound designer and Sr. Lecturer at ACCAD collaborated on an immersive soundscape for the current Wexner Center photo exhibition entitled “Ming Smith: …
ACCAD, along with its partnering departments at Ohio State, expresses deep gratitude for the inspiring visit from artist and animator, Director Ahn Jae-Huun. During a weeklong event at the…
The Department of Design at The Ohio State University is hosting an exciting exhibition, with_, running from October 1 to November 17, 2024, at the Urban Arts Space,…
It is our pleasure to announce ACCAD's new Director is Chris Coleman. A warm ACCAD welcome, Chris!
This article was originally written by James…
The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce that Dr. Matthew Lewis has been promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. Lewis, who…
Current Position / Employer: Lead Animation Programmer at Epic Games
Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation Date: MSc Computer Science 2004
ACCAD is delighted, along with The Wexner Center for the Arts, OSU departments of Design, Art, TFMA, and DEALL, to welcome and present the beautiful works of renowned animator Jae…
Kio (Qihao) Zhu has been working as a post-MFA scholar since the summer of 2022. Co-sponsored by the Ohio State University Department of Design and ACCAD, Kio developed…
This spring, Ati Cachimuel, Ecuadorian-born Kichwa-Otavalo musician and composer, visited The Ohio State University (April 8-May 24, 2024) for an artist residency with the Advanced Computing…
Current Position / Employer: Senior Pipeline Technical Director at LAIKA
Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation Date: MS in Computer and…
In eager anticipation of ACCAD's annual spring Open House this Friday, April 5th from 3:00-6:00 PM, we invite you to watch a recap of last year's Open House, produced by ASC Tech…
ACCAD will host our annual spring Open House on Friday, April 5th from 3:00-6:00 PM! The event is free and open to the public. Join us and explore interdisciplinary research…
Starting on February 28th, the Ohio State Theatre will proudly present "Silent Sky," a live, theatrical performance by award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson, directed by Tom…
Mark your calendars for an exciting, free event coming Sunday, March 3rd, at 3:00 pm! As part of OSU's Science Sunday lecture series, ACCAD/Design/TDAI Faculty member,
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, The Institute for Chinese Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University, in collaboration with the Advanced…
On August 31 and September 1, 2023, Harmony Bench, Crystal Michelle Perkins, and Vita Berezina-Blackburn hosted visiting scholars and artists working in the field of dance to consider…
Design MFA (2017) alumnus Lakshika Udakandage is the recipient of a Dreamworks Animation Ingenuity award. Nominated by his Technical Direction department, Lakshika received this…
Brenda Chapman, the first woman to direct an animated feature for a Hollywood studio, was invited by Dave Filipi, to screen the film, “The Prince of Egypt”. The…
College of Arts & Sciences
The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences seeks a Center Director who will provide innovative leadership for its Advanced Computing Center…
The Ohio State Alumni Magazine has featured ACCAD in an article titled "ACCAD: Where art and tech meet to help people." This piece highlights a new project, led by John…
Current Position / Employer: Producer - The Ohio Channel, Digital Media Specialist - OhioDance Virtual Dance Collection®
Degree with Department Affiliation and…
Jeremy Patterson (OSU/ACCAD) and Dean Hensley (OSU/AAA Digital Learning) were interviewed by local news station NBC4 on Friday, August 25th. The news piece that…
(posted 8/29/23)
The Performing Arts Production Manager works with both novices and experts to create a welcoming environment for performance and technology research,…
Charles Csuri: Art & Research in Three Acts is a collaborative project featuring a number of free community programs. For the full list of exhibition and event dates, visit the…
The Ohio State University's Master’s in Translational Data Analytics (MTDA) program, only two years after being established, was recently announced among the Top-10 online…
Current working Title / Employer: Assistant Professor of Animation and Game Design / Eastern Michigan University
Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation…
JOIN US! for 4 live performances of a newly devised digital media work by Alex Oliszweski, Associate Professor of Theatre, Film and Media Arts and ACCAD. Alex and…
The Arts and Sciences Communications team recently wrote a robust feature article about a long-term, interdisciplinary research and teaching project between the College of Medicine and ACCAD. This…
ACCAD is pleased to share this news feature from the Ohio State University "Teaching and Learning" page. This article explored unique and leading edge education and training spaces on campus. The…
An Animated Past, Present and Future
Artists Talk
Thursday, March 30, 2023
1:00-2:45 pm
220 Sullivant Hall
Michael Holzl is an animator…
Friday, the 24th - 10:00-11:30AM
Presentation + Discussion/Q&A
Joe Ellis, from Plaid Hat Games (Plaid Hat Games), will be presenting on
Join us! Free and open to the public
Thursday, April 6, 2023;
1:00-2:00 pm
220 Sullivant Hall (Schulz Classroom)
Stone Librande,…
ACCAD will host our annual spring Open House on Friday, April 7th from 3:00-6:00p. Free and open to the public. Join us and explore interdisciplinary research projects, thesis…
Current Position / Employer: Assistant Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation Date: MFA…
Our community is proud and pleased to welcome Wobbe Koning to ACCAD! Wobbe is an “alum” (Department of Art) and faculty member at Monmouth University. He is spending the month of…
After serving a second term as Interim Director, Maria Palazzi is ending her interim work and embarking on a well-deserved sabbatical spring 2023 semester. Again, the ACCAD…
ZHU Kio, post MFA scholar with the OSU Design Department / ACCAD announced his participation in With Roots Deep, Foliage Thrives. This new exhibition opened at Foster…
Current Position / Employer: Sr Manager, Substance 3D Tech Transfer, Adobe
Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation Date: Phd, Computer Science…
Join us! for a new Play Test Day in the labs at ACCAD. Students, Faculty and Staff will showcase PC games and AR/VR interactive experiences. See game development in…
Current Position / Employer: Staff Interaction Designer for Google Cloud Security
Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation Date: MFA in Design,…
Join us for this inaugural event of XR-101 on September 22 from 6:30-8:00 pm EST supported by VRARA, ROTO, and The Ohio State University Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and…
On Friday, September 2nd, OSU Alum Steve May was in town to give an invited lecture for the Dave and Margie Williams Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by the Department of Computer…
Team members Mario Peruggia (Statistics, Psychology) and Shadrick Addy (Design, ACCAD) from Ohio State, with Deborah Kunkel from Clemson …
ACCAD is pleased to welcome creative sound researcher and senior lecturer, Jean-Yves Münch to our interdisciplinary community.
Jean-Yves brings a wide-breadth of…
The Department of Design and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) are pleased to welcome our new two-year post MFA Scholar, Qihao (Kio) Zhu.
朱祺皓 …
Current Position / Employer: Production Designer, Netflix Animation Studios
Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation Date: MFA in Design,…
The Ohio State University Alumni Magazine included a commemorative article about Charles A. Csuri in their summer 2022 edition. Professor Charles Csuri would have been 100 years…
The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design is actively searching for a new Director for the Center. All interested, qualified applicants are welcome to apply.
Application…
How did the COVID pandemic affect eating habits in the United States? Two OSU faculty members decided to investigate that question and teamed with ACCAD and OSU Libraries to re-design a website to…
OhioDance Film: Ohio: A State of Dance will screen in-person on April 29, 4:30-5:30pm in Sullivant Hall Room 225. With performance capture and animations…
ACCAD is hosting a spring Open House this Friday, April 22nd from 3:00-6:00 pm. This year we welcome our campus community in light of COVID concerns and protocols. The event is free. We hope you…
Collaboratively created, this visual and sonic poem is assembled from messages shared across the globe by fellow artists living through the lockdowns and protests of 2020.
ACCAD…
Current Position / Employer: Design Generalist Contractor
Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation Date: MFA in Design, 2017
Thesis…
Barnett Center Creative Pathfinder Series Guest
Thursday, April 7th, 4-5 pm Interviewer - Vita Berezina-Blackburn
Zoom registration link please sign up
Please join us for the…
ACCAD and the OSU Department of Design are pleased to welcome Shadrick Addy as a full-time faculty member. Shadrick will hold an Assistant Professor appointment with Design and…
On March 16th, Vita Berezina-Blackburn and Jeremy Patterson along with Dr. Doug Danforth (College of Medicine) helped OSU medical students across multiple majors and programs learn to triage…
Part-time Lecturer in Web Media Design needed for Autumn semester 2022
Position open as of March 2022
The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) at…
The Sonic Arts Ensemble celebrates the launch of their first CD / recording Live From the Multiverse with a Global Discussion of Networked Performance…
Current Position / Employer: Software Engineer, Electronic Arts
Department Affiliation: Computer Science, 1999-2005
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Simone Downie (R) and Kayla Lehman (L) pictured here are both Graduate Students in the OSU Department of Design. They will present their thesis work at the 36th Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research…
Performance + Technology Seminar is an online graduate research studio course that will be offered during an intensive 4 week session (May 10–June 3).
Course Information
Course …
Three OSU Dance BFA student theses productions will be performed in ACCAD’s Motion Capture studio February 24-26. Madeline Denman, Simone Burnett and Kara…
ACCAD is pleased to announce a new Alumni Interview feature for our website and on Facebook, introducing you to our illustrious alumni. ACCAD alumni work all around the world doing amazing…
Interim Executive Dean David Horn, Dean of Arts and Humanities Dana Renga and Interim Chair Susan Van Pelt Petry surprised Professor Norah Zuniga Shaw at the Spring 2022 Department Gathering held…
The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) at The Ohio State University, in partnership with the Department of Design, seeks a recent graduate of an MFA program in design or a…
During the week of December 13th, we captured a sampling of 3 different Autumn 2021 course finals held at ACCAD. Each of these courses (2 ACCAD, 1 Design and 1 Music course) challenged students to…
Over the next several days, concurrent with the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference #COP26, Norah Zuniga Shaw will be offering sonic and visual resources inviting reflection, interaction…
On Sunday, November 7th from 1:30–2:30 PM EST, The Sonic Arts Ensemble, featuring Ann Stimson, Marc Ainger, and Oded Huberman from ACCAD; Atelier Avant (Se-Lien Chuang and Andreas Weixler) from…
On November 2nd from 4-7pm ACCAD instructor Vita Berezina-Blackburn will offer the first in a series of workshops entitled, Digital Movement: Working With…
Design MFA candidate Simone Downey has had her digital tabletop game, Murder on Mansion Hill, accepted in the game competition at IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing. Simone…
Sara Caudill, Design MFA candidate, was recently featured on the NASA Armstrong news site in a article about her internship and exciting work on designing an interactive virtual reality experience…
In a collaboration with Wexner Medical Center, ACCAD researchers and students are developing VR training to help prepare first responders for mass casualty incidents. Now in its fourth year of…
We are so pleased to announce that Maya Jenkins graduated this spring 2021 with her MFA in Design with an emphasis in Digital Animation and Interactive Media. Maya also worked throughout her MFA…
The Sonic Arts Ensemble (directed by Marc Ainger, Ann Stimson, and Federico Camara Halac) will be featured as part of Earth Day Art Model 2021. The festival runs for 24 hours, but…
The Director of ACCAD, Maria Palazzi, was recently interviewed by Ohio State Insights about a virtual reality project that uses VR to build empathy for people living with dementia…
On Tuesday, April 13th from 5-6pm (EST), Adrian Ledda, Senior Game Designer with Activision will lead a discussion over Zoom on…
The Sonic Arts Ensemble welcomes the Spring season in a live-streamed networked concert with performers in the United States, Austria, and Argentina. The event takes place on Sunday, April 11th at…
TEDx Ohio State University will feature a presentation by Assistant Professor Scott Swearingen during the spring 2021 event, Horizons. All presentations are…
On February 5 the second event in the Creative Pathfinders webinar series took place with alumna Dina Abdul Karim, PhD City and Regional Planning '12;…
The Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise has partnered with the Department of Art, the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD), the School of Music, the Department…
During the Autumn 2020 semester, Dr. Jian Chen (Computer Science and Engineering) and Visiting Prof. Shadrick Addy (Design/ACCAD) brought their…
Join us in the multiverse for an evening of sonic emersion and visual poetics on Tuesday, November 10th from 7:00–8:00 PM.
Directed by Marc Ainger (Music/ACCAD) and Fede Cámara Halac (GAHDT…
Efforts across the University are converging to provoke action on climate crisis and invent collaborative ways forward in uncertain times. ASCENT 2020 magazine, highlights Prof. Norah Zuniga-Shaw…
Design and ACCAD alumnus Abigail Ayers is speaking at this year’s AIGA Design Conference taking place virtually from November 9–14.
Abigail’s talk is entitled The Collaborative Nature…
Join Professors Kyoung Lee Swearingen and Scott Swearingen along with other panelists for the Making of 'The Woods' webinar on Monday, October 19th from 4-5pm via Zoom.
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On November 8th the Ohio State University Sonic Arts Ensemble will present a concert demonstration at the NowNet Arts Conference 2020 co-directed by Professor Marc Ainger and Fede Cámara Halac …
The Department of Design offers two complementary MFA program tracks: Design Research and Development (DRD) and Digital Animation and Interactive Media (DAIM). There are three Webinar events for…
Are you interested in animation or want to develop your skills as an animator?
Do you have a passion for storytelling and bringing your characters to life through digital art?
Would…
Since the coronavirus swept across the country and Zoom meetings have become part of daily life, people have gotten used to lags in the connection that interrupt the flow of a meeting.
What…
ACCAD in Sullivant Hall will officially reopen Monday, Aug. 24. With the ongoing safety and security protocols, precaution is being taken to provide a safer environment. With the transition to…
Maria Palazzi, Professor of Design and former Director of ACCAD has graciously agreed to return as an interim Director of ACCAD through next May 2021. She will be replacing Janet Parrott …
It is going to be a busy week for Fede Cámara Halac who is flying from Columbus to Madrid on the afternoon of this coming Monday March 2nd
On March 4th he will perform in a concert at…
ACCAD is pleased to welcome Jessica Cavender as a Production Manager this semester.
Jess is a specialist in the merger of dance and technology focused on visual and interactive media. Her…
Do you want to help us make great games even better?
Faculty and Students from ACCAD will present their games, AR and VR prototypes that are currently in development, and we need your…
Join us March 1st 3-5 pm
Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theatre
ACCAD is hosting Kate Zwaard, director of digital strategy at the Library of Congress, as part of the Science Sunday…
ACCAD is pleased to welcome Jeremy Patterson as a System Developer. Jeremy is not new to ACCAD; he has been teaching as a lecturer for 15 years now and will continue to teach Interactive Arts…
Pr Kyoung Lee Swearingen is one of the TEDx speaker this year at OSU.
Kyoung Lee Swearingen is a visual storyteller with years of experience as a Lighting Technical Director at Pixar…
An immersive theatrical experience that uses virtual reality, a dream-like digital environment, and live performers.
The University of Iowa's VR Club is coming to OSU for a week-long…